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STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1998, sig. 109-7/5
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- 2 22 sections. In places, the strong interest for the publication was expressed in striking demand for the respective issue of the "New Day"; for example, on the morning of 10.1 at a small newspaper sales stand in Olomouc, about 1oo Czechs asked for the "new day". Among the legionaries themselves there is greatest dismay everywhere, especially because of the fear that soon all legionnaires will be relieved of their plagues. In Brno legionners said that they would now have the opportunity to show their true legiononary spirit if measures were taken against them. On the other hand, many Czechs, who are not legionaries, expressed gratification and satisfaction that the preference of legionaires would now be "finally" sided. However, among these Czechs too, many stress that there is no doubt about the "herohood" of the legionary. Vereinøelt has been noted that cautious Czechs immediately after the appearance of the "rtikel" dissolved their personal relations with legionaries. A uniform view of the Czechs on this issue is, however, not yet expressed. Much has been discussed in the last few days also the work of the "Prague Evening" on "Czech New Year's Congratulations to Jews," a uniform atmospheric effect among the Czechs could not be seen here either, while the German readers of the article, as far as it has been known so far, expressed cäurchweg in agreement. The German prosecutor's office in Rrünn is currently holding criminal proceedings against individual catholic religious for hamcscxual offenses. -3